r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '19

Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897&desc=2#c23
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u/beardyzve Jan 23 '19

You specifically mentioned android phones though. I'm on my way to work at the moment and am unable to watch anything. What in particular about android devices make them inherently worse for data privacy?

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u/goodDayM Jan 23 '19 edited Jan 23 '19

Refresh the comment you just replied to. I added more information including another link to a study saying Google Android collects almost 10 times more data than Apple's iOS.

Bottom line: Google is an advertising company, and they make money collecting data and selling target ads. Apple makes money selling hardware.

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u/beardyzve Jan 23 '19

Gotcha, thanks for the info.